The sheriff says they continue to search for a driver who struck a man, causing him to be thrown into a ditch and killed, as he walked with other people near Island Lake Friday evening.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office and Wauconda Fire Protection District responded around 10:50 p.m. Friday to the 4300 block of Roberts Road in unincorporated Island Lake for a report of a vehicle crash with injuries.
911 callers reported a male had been struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
The male victim was not conscious and not breathing and CPR was started on him, according to fire department radio traffic.
Paramedics arrived and confirmed the victim was unresponsive.
He was transported by ambulance to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office said the man, a 24-year-old, was pronounced dead in the emergency room after arriving.
The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said a preliminary investigation showed several pedestrians were walking on or near the roadway when an unknown white vehicle struck the 24-year-old man.
The force of the impact caused the victim to be thrown into the ditch and the vehicle continued driving.
The sheriff’s office said debris from the offending vehicle’s front and right side were located at the scene and collected as evidence.
The Island Lake Police Department and McHenry County Sheriff’s Office began searching for the hit-and-run vehicle.
Officers stopped a possible suspect in the parking lot of Island Lake Liquors at Route 176 and Roberts Road shortly after the incident but the vehicle was later learned to not be involved.
The Lake County Coroner’s Office is expected to perform an autopsy on the victim on Monday.
The man’s identity is being withheld until after the autopsy has been completed.
Roberts Road was shut down for several hours while investigators worked at the scene.
The driver and vehicle have not been located as of Monday morning, the sheriff’s office said.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to contact the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office at 815-338-2144.